Anime Wrestling Federation (AWF) is an All-Anime Fiction Wrestling Promotion that has been around since 2001. Their Main Program is Gattai! which would be renamed as Union in Season 3.
History
(Will be revised later...)
The Federation's first incarnation ran for at least 1 Year before closing their doors due to poor management. Many years later the Company would be purchased by Nazirul Takashi, an owner of an Otaku Merchandise Company andwould later being revived in 2009.
Before 2009 happened, the company were re-opened as an Indy Promotion in Japan titled Japanese Anime Wrestling (JAW), selling out small crowds compared to NJPW, AJPW and NOAH. However, JAW's VHS Tapes were in high demand as a result of the Anime Boom Period in 2000-2005 thanks to Toonami whichs leads to multiple Freelancers working for the company.
As the boom period ended once 2006 kicks in, many talents left JAW in favor of greener pastures whether in NJPW, AJPW, NOAH, Dragon Gate or even Mexico (AAA and CMLL), America (TNA, ROH) or Fictional Companies (CWF, CASZ, UCW, etc)
3 years later, JAW has announced that an American version of JAW will began. And that company will be named 'Anime Wrestling Federation', similar to their 2001 Incarnation. The company would later be run by several Investors with Nazirul being the Founder and President of AWF.
During the season Premiere, Nazirul's first Animes that were signed are from Doraemon, Digimon Adventure 02, Naruto, Bleach and Full Metal Alchemist. However, as time moves on, more animes were hired and let go. AWF is also notorious for having characters from animes that Nazirul had watched, whether the Western viewers knew them or not.
Today, AWF is filled with a mix of old animes before 2000, animes before 2010 and animes after 2010. As 2 Seasons progressed, AWF has received stronger Financal surport thanks to Characters from Special A and Ouran High School Host Cub being Investors for AWF.
Roster
Male
- Alphonse Elric
- Amata Sora
- Arita Haruyuki
- Ash Ketchum
- Daisuke Motomiya
- Domon Kasshu
- Dutch
- Edward Elric
- Flit Asuno
- Gon Frecess
- Hayate Ayasaki
- Itsuki Koizumi
- Kanji Tatsumi
- Kazuma Kuwabara
- Kensuke Aida
- Kirigaya 'Kirito' Kazuto
- Kouji Minamoto
- Kyo Sohma
- Kyon
- Lockon Stratos
- Masaru Daimon
- Monkey D Luffy
- Natsu Dragneel
- Negi Springfield
- Oga Tatsumi
- Recca Hanabishi
- Renton Thurston
- Rock
- Ryo Akiyama
- Ryuuji Takasu
- Saito Hiraga
- Sawada Tsunayoshi
- Seiji Sawamura
- Setsuna F Seiei
- Shinji Ikari
- Shinn Asuka
- Shirou Emiya
- Shintaro Kisaragi
- Simon the Digger
- SpongeBob Squarepants
- Taichi Yaegashi
- Taiki Kudo
- Takeru Takaishi
- Takato Matsuda
- Takuya Kanbara
- Tomoki Himi
- Toriko
- Touji Suzuhara
- Yosuke Hanamura
- Yu Narukami/Souji Seita/MC
- Yuji Sakai
- Yuki Sohma
- Yusuke Urameshi
- Zenjirou Tsurugi
Female
- Asuka Langley Soryu
- Asuna Yuuki
- Chie Satonaka
- Izumi Orimoto
- Haruhi Suzumiya
- Hikari Yagami
- Louise de la Valliere
- Misaka Mikoto
- Nanoha Takamachi
- Revy
- Ruki Makino
- Saber
- Sakura Kinomoto
- Shana
- Taiga Aisaka
- Tohru Honda
Tag Teams
- Aquarion Connect (Amata Sora and Taichi Yaegashi)
- Black Lagoon Inc (Rock and Dutch)
- Celestrial Being (Setsuna F Seiei and Lockon Stratos)
- Inaba Investigation Team (Yosuke Hanamura and Kanji Tatsumi)
- Neon Generation X (Touji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida)
- Rookie Revolution (Shinn Asuka and Flit Asuno)
- SOS Brigade (Kyon and Itsuki Koizumi)
- Spirit Detectives (Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara)
- Team Accel Online (Arita Haruyuki and Kirigaya 'Kirito' Kazuto)
- Team HeroKazu (Hirokazu Shiota and Kenta Kitagawa)
- The Elric Brothers (Edward and Alphonse Elric)
- The Sohma Dynasty (Kyo and Yuki Sohma)
Stables
- Black Lagoon Inc (Rock, Dutch, Revy and Benny)
- Inaba Investigation Team (Yu Narukami, Yosuke Hanamura, Chie Satonaka and Kanji Tatsumi)
- Kokoro no Tsubasa/AWF Heroes (Taichi Yaegashi, Amata Sora and Renton Thurston)
- Rookie Revolution - AWF Branch (Taiki Kudo, Zenjirou Tsurugi, Shinji Ikari, Shinn Asuka, Flit Asuno, Ruki Makino and Asuka Langley Soryu)
- Chimeras (Masaru Daimon, Seiji Sawamura, Oga Tatsumi, Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara)
- Shounen Knights (Monkey D Luffy, Toriko, Gon Frecess, Sawada Tsunayoshi, Negi Springfield)
- SOS Brigade (Kyon, Itsuki Koizumi, Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Team Accel Online (Arita Haruyuki, Kirigaya 'Kirito' Kazuto, Asuna Yuuki)
- The Answer (Ryuuji Takasu, Saito Hiraga, Yuji Sakai, Hayate Ayasaki)
- The Sohma Dynasty (Kyo Sohma, Yuki Sohma and Tohru Honda)
Non-Wrestlers
Developmental
Male
- Beyond the Grave/Brandon Grave (FWM Draft 2014 Pick)
- Cinque Izumi
- (Space) Dandy
- Eijun Sawamura
- Eikichi Onizuka (Trainer)
- Emperor Kuzco (FWM Draft 2014 pick)
- Eren Jeager
- Haru Yoshida
- Haruka Nanase
- Hibiki Kuze
- Jotaro Kujo
- Kei Takeshima
- Kenji Kazama
- Kenji Harima
- Ledo
- Recca Hanabishi
- Ryouta Sakamoto
- Sebastian Michaelis
- Tamaki Suoh
- Tsukune Aono
- Usui Takumi
- Zero Kiryu
Female
- Haruhi Fujioka
- Hikari Hanazono
- Hitomi Kanzaki
- Makie Sasaki
- Mikasa Ackerman
- Moka Akashiya
- Morgiana Fanalis
- Paulina (FWM Draft 2014 Pick)
- Rei Miyamoto
- Ryuko Matoi
- Saya Takagi
- Saeko Busujima
- Sora Nagino
- Star (FWM 2014 Draft Pick)
- Tazusa Sakurano
- Willow (FWM Draft Pick 2014)
- Yuki Cross
Tag Team
- High School of the Dead (Takashi Komuro and Kohta Hirano)
- Hitachiin Twins (Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin)
- Iwatobi Swim Club (Makoto Tachibana and Nagisa Hazaki)
- Japanese Bulldogs (Kenji Kazama and Haru Yoshida)
- Magi and Friends (Alibaba Saluja and Alladdin)
- Nippon Street Fighters (Eikichi Onizuka and Kenji Harima)
- Seirin Basketball Team (Kagami Taiga and Kuroko Tetsuya)
- Team True Tears (Shinichiro Nakagami and Nobuse Miyokichi)
- The Axis Powers (Italy and Germany) (FWM Draft 2014 Pick)
Stable
- Iwatobi Swim Club (Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana and Nagisa Hazaki)
- Sport la Festiva/Sport Festival (Kagami Taiga, Kuroko Tetsuya and Eijun Sawamura)
- High School of the Dead (Takashi Komuro, Kohta Hirano, Rei Miyamoto, Saeko Busujima and Saya Takagi) (FWM Draft 2014 Pick)
Titles
| Titles | Current Champion | Former Champion | Event Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWF World Championship | Sawada Tsunayoshi | Ash Ketchum | 4 Gods of Wrestling |
| AWF Japanese Championship | Kirigaya 'Kirito' Kazuto | Domon Kasshu | |
| AWF Extreme Championship | Takeru Takaishi | SpongeBob Squarepants | |
| AWF Tag Team Championship | Team HeroKazu (Hirokazu Shiota and Kenta Kitagawa) | Celestial Being (Setsuna F Seiei & Lockon Stratos) | |
| AWF Women's Championship | Hikari Yagami | Ruki Makino | Anime Mania 3 |
| AWF Diva's Championship | Revy | Taiga Aisaka | Anime Mania 3 |
| Titles | Current Champion |
|---|---|
| JAW World Championship | Sebastian Michaelis |
| JAW Tag Team Championship | The Hitachiin Twins (Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin) |
| JAW Womens Championship | Moka Akashiya |